Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-04-01

hands were blowing land for Mr. A. +.
Grandstaff, Of Quicksburg, watermelon
was plowel up which the hands ate and
pronounced equal 10 watermelons fresh
from the vine.
Winchester Lead0' Corporation Court
convened on Monday, and the trial Of O.
B. Vichod, charged with the larceny OF
hides from Mr.. Zepp's warehouse last
/ December. ha, engaged tho attention of
the court mp to Thursday, and resulted
IN a verdict of guilty. lie will serve 4
year, aud six months ia the pententiAry.
lie was also indicted by special grand
jury for house breaking bnt on that charge
wasn't found gnilty.
Siaanion indicator On Monday morn
ing Sergeant w. d. Rnnnels took TO Rich
mond joshua Slower an ex-convict who
was convicted in the Hastings Court last
week Of stealing a hot flat iron from of
stove. This being his second offence he
gets six years IN the penitentiary for this
petty THEFT There would seem to be
something radically wrong in law that
demands one-ffth of the average life time
of a man for the larceny Of = triile, for
which a boy would get of with switch
ing
On April 10th. 1886, Elizabeth Washing
ton tcol,) obtained in the Hastings Court
Of Stanton a divorce from her husband,
Elicit Washington. on the ground Of de-
seriion. lie died in the June following
the divorce, leaving one child. He was a
Sergeant in Co. :. 10th l.. S. Cavalry, and
it was discovered that 81, 1913 10 back pay
was due HIM. The money i, paid and is
now in the hands Of W A. Burnett, coun-
ty clerk 1t will 60 to the child. The
divorce was gotten Gu days too soon.
Shenandoah Idliey On last Sunday
night week ago a plank kiln belonging
~ lils WV Abi aiVbitf ~ Nv iNoAhNo hHNhN
four miles south Of this place, was con-
sumed by fire The kiln gave way and
thus coming in contact with the fire, it
was consumed. 1t contained about 1000
feet Of choice lumber, selected for inside
work. frames, &c, OF his new house
which il now about bnilding. This is
heavy loss just at this time, such lumber
kiln-dried is not easily secured in a short
time.
On Monday Of last week. largo barn
and all the buildings, on the farm, except
the new dwelling house, belonging to the
estate Of MIR. Lewis N. Zirklc, decd. in
Madison comfy, were entirely con
sumed by fire The loss includes a
buggy, thrcshing machine, farming I'M
PIGMENTS. seven tons Of hay, feed, &c
which in part belonged to Mr.. Martin
Lohr The insurance is $4,000. II
seems, that ahout o'clock Monday Owe
ming six year old grandson Of Mr.
Lohr, was in the barn, where he struck
match which fell into heap OF straw,
causing tho above described loss
Page Ncrs on last Wednesday night
about o'clock onr people were startled
10y the cry Of fire. 1t was soon discovered
that the building put mp and used by
Mc-srs. Warren, Woodward * Co., for
drying lumber was on fire. The building
contained about 10000 feet Of excellent
lumber inst pnt in to dry, ard the fire
having originated on the inside, it was
impossible TO save lumber or building. 1t
was an unfortunate accident and We ro-
grci the loss thus ontsiled upon the firm.
johnson Goodrich, (colorcd) a hand
employed in blasting rock for the new
addition TO the Luray Inn, WAS severely
wounded on Wednesday last II appears
that at the dinner hour, Mr. T. W. Lillard
and Goodrich were examining n gun In
the hands of the former, supposed TO be
unloaded. which was accidently discharg-
cd, the whole load of shot passing through
the left forearm Of Goodrich, SCATTERING
the bone badly and severng the arteries.
Or. ". T.. Hudson was immediately sent
for and promptly responded, rendering
the necessary attention. DIR. Hudson
thinks that 1t may be necessary to Rmpu-
tate the arm